COLEGIO INGLS BRITISH ROYAL SCHOOL CONCEPCIN

Paicav N 3281, Alto Los Prncipes - Concepcin

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Teacher: Miss Paula Rivera
Subject: Social / 6th Grade

SOCIAL TEST

Name: _________________________________________ Class: 6th Grade Royal

Date: May 7th, 2015 Total Score: 58 points S.Score:
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UNIT II DEMOCRACY AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

Contents Legal State and Democracy

Organization of Chile

Regional Structure

Election and voting

The electoral process

Community Participation

Instructions: Use only pencil, you can not use pen to answer
this quiz. Read carefully each instructions and answer. You can
not ask questions during the quiz.

I.- Circle the correct alternative. Only one is correct. (10 points)

1 What is the political system that is based on election of authorities by

vote, rule of law, and respect for human rights?
A. Empire.
B. Democracy.
C. Monarchy.
D. Republic.

2 What does it mean to say that Chile is governed by the rule of law?
A. That the government creates laws.
B. That the government knows the laws.
C. That the government acts according to the laws.
D. That the government modifies the laws.

3 To which concept does the following statement refer?

Every one has the right to freely think, believe, speak, and act.

A. Popular sovereignty.
B. Representation.
C. Equality.
D. Freedom.

4 What concept is defined in the following statement?

Main administrative unit of the national territory.

A. Regional Government.
B. Province.
C. Comuna.
D. Region.
5 To maintain public order and deal with catastrophes when they
happen. What authority is being
described?
A. President.
B. Seremi.
C. Intendant.
D. Mayor

6 What does voting entail?

A. Through voting, citizens elect their representatives.
B. Through voting, citizens express their opinions.
C. Through voting, senators choose laws.
D. Through voting, senators elect regional authorities.

7 When did women earn the right to vote in municipal elections?

A. 1935.
B. 1940.
C. 1945.
D. 1949.

8 What characteristic of voting is described in the following statement?

Nobody can force another person to vote.
A. Universal.
B. Individual.
C. Secret.
D. Free.

9 Which of the following alternatives is the first step in an electoral

process?
A. Candidates hold campaigns.
B. Authorities announce who the winner or winners are.
C. People cast their votes.
D. Votes are counted

10 Miguel is sick and cant go to vote, so his twin brother Roberto

offered to vote in his place.Which characteristic of voting is not being
respected if Roberto votes in place of Miguel?
A. Individual.
B. Secret.
C. Universal.
D. Free.

II.- Read the text and put an X on the correct sentence

according to the picture. ( 2 points)

11.- What kind of participation is represented in the

picture?
________ Dialogue.
________ Voting.
________ Agreement.
________ Disagreement.
 12.- What type of participation is represented
in the picture?

_________ Dialogue.
_________ Voting.
_________ Consensus.
_________ Dissent.

III.- Read the following texts and answer. (4 points)

These organizations do things such as take care of green

spaces in cities, convert abandoned areas into parks, reforest
wilderness areas, clean beaches or lakeshores and riverbanks,
hold recycling drives, take
measures to conserve energy, and take care of animals

13.- What kind of participation is described?

These means of communication have made it easier for news,

opinions, and announcements to spread among people. Also,
the Internet has increased the number of citizen newspapers,
which are online
newspapers whose reporters are the citizens themselves.

14.- What kind of participation is described?

IV.- Identify each concept and match the number from column A
with the ones in column B. There is an extra one. (4 points)

_______Power of the State held by the National Congress

_______Highest authority in a region, appointed by the president
_______Power of the State that satisfies needs of a region
_______Institution that seeks to satisfy the needs of a social community
_______Representative of each ministry in the region

B
1.- Legislative Power
2.- Seremi
3.- Intendant
4.- Municipality
V.- Put the pictures in the correct order from 1 to 4 and then
describe them. (2 points each one)

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VI.- Match each authority with its administrative unit. (4 points)

_________ Intendant a.- Country

_________ Mayor b.- Region

_________ President c.- Providence

_________ Governor d.- Comuna

VII.- Complete the paragraph with the words below. ( 8 points)

Informed secret policies- democracy participation-

responsible- individual- voting- common good- candidates

For ______________________to work, there needs to be public

____________________, since is the people who elect their representatives
by voting, which is voluntary, _________________________,
____________________ and universal. Before elections,
________________________ should make their ____________________ known
so that citizens are ____________________________ and can vote in a
_____________________ way.
VIII.- Answer the following questions

15.- What is Democracy? (2 points)

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16.- How is public participation related to democracy? (2 points)

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17.- Name the four different levels of the administrative division of the
territory in Chile. (4 points)

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18.- What is a plebiscite? (2 points)

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19.- What are the four characteristics of Voting? (4 points)

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20.-What does it mean that Public Participation is voluntary? (2 points)

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21.- Name two types of Participation in a community. (2 points)

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